Diminutive Serotine vs

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Stephanoeca
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.